Question

14．There are two dangers to be guarded against in old age．One of these is undue（過度的） absorption in the past．There is no need to live in memories，in regrets for the good old days，or in sadness about friends who are dead．One's thoughts must be directed to the future，and to things about which there is something to be done．
It is unwise to be too attached to the youth in hopes of sucking vigor from their vitality （活力）．When your children have grown up，they want to live their own lives，and if you continue to be as interested in them as you were when they were young．you are likely to become a burden to them，unless they are cold to you．
I think a successful old age is easier for those who have strong impersonal interests involving proper activities．It is no use telling children not to make mistakes，both because they will not believe you，and because mistakes are an essential part of education．But if you are one of those who are incapable of impersonal interests，and you only concern yourself with your children and．grandchildren，then you must realize that while you can still render them material services，such as making them an allowance，you must not expect that they will enjoy your company．
Some old people are afraid of death．But in fact the best way is to make your interests gradually wider and more impersonal．An individual human existence should be like a river-small at first，rushing passionately past rocks and over waterfalls．Gradually the river grows wider and the banks move back and in the end they become merged（混和）in the sea without any visible break．
The old man who can see life in this way will not suffer from the fear of growing old and death．

51．One of the dangers to be guarded against in old age isA  
A．the fear of getting old
C．to depend on themselves
B．to be lost in old memories
D．to be too impersonal
52．The author suggests that old people shouldA
A．develop impersonal interests with proper activities
B．tell their children not to make mistakes
C．concern themselves with their children
D．not give their children an allowance
53．The underlined word"render"in Paragraph 3 probably means"C"．
A．give  
B．reward  
C．return   
D．demand
54．The author compares an individual human existence to a river becauseC
A．1ife is like a river，first small，and then it becomes wide
B．1ife is like a river finally flowing into the sea and disappearing
C．old age and death are both natural，just like a river
D．people get old and finally die naturally like a river
55．What's the main topic of this passage？B
A．Never be afraid of death．
B．How to grow old successfully．
C．Never be afraid of getting old．
D．Getting old is natural．

Answer 1

分析 文章講的是老人不應該沉浸在過去的日子里，不能活在記憶里，不能總是為過去的事情后悔，為逝去的老朋友悲傷．而應該活在現(xiàn)在．另外老人不要太依賴年輕人，要建立自己的興趣愛好，建立良好的死亡觀．

解答 51．A 推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章最后一句 The old man who can see life in this way will not suffer from the fear of growing old and death．用這種方法看待生活的老人就不會害怕變老和死亡了，所以答案選A．
52．A 細節(jié)理解題．第三段第一句話 I think that a successful old age is easiest for those who have strong impersonal interests involving appropriate activities．我認為一個人能做到對合適的活動很有興趣，那么，他就極易享有成功的晚年．故選A．
53．C 詞義猜測題．In that case you must realize that while you can still render them material services，such as making them an allowance or knitting them jumpers這樣的話，你需．要意識到即使你可以為他們提供一些物質(zhì)幫助，例如給他們些錢或者替他們織件毛衣，render應該是提供的意思．所以選C．

54．C 推理判斷題．看最后兩段，An individual human existence should be like a river-small at fist，rushing passionately past rocks and over waterfalls．Gradually the river grows wider and the banks move back and in the end they become mixed in the sea without any visible break．The old man who can see life in this way will not suffer from the fear of growing old and death．人的存在應當像是河流--最初涓涓細流，歡快的穿過巖石，跨越瀑布．漸漸的，河道變寬，兩岸后退，河水也安靜下來．最終，沒有任何停留的跡象，融入大海．能夠這樣看待生命的人年老時就不會為死亡而恐懼．從這段話可知，作者想讓大家明白，人的存在和河流的流動一樣，非常自然．故選C．

55．B 主旨大意題．從全文內(nèi)容可知，本文講的就是老人該怎樣調(diào)整心態(tài)，怎樣安度晚年．所以答案選B．

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